Friendship, MN town hall & government
Friendship spent $185,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,022 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Friendship's government.
Where Friendship's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 64%
- From the state 35%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Friendship didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Yellow Medicine East
Friendship's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkfield, Echo, Granite Falls, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run and Hazel Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 25%
- State 67%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,693 per pupil, $10,569 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Friendship kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Friendship pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Friendship's government
Who represents Friendship
Friendship is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.